Iconic Games
Dune II
The game that literally invented the real-time strategy genre as we know it.
Speedrunning
Clip Through Walls
When runners phase through solid walls like ghosts, because collision detection is a polite suggestion, not a law.
Genres
CRPG Renaissance
Classic computer RPGs came back from the dead and outsold everyone's expectations.
Psychology
The Halo Effect
If a studio's last game was amazing, their next one gets automatic goodwill it may not deserve.
Audio & Music
Music Layering
Building a full soundtrack from separate instrument tracks that can be added or removed in real time.
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